After Interview, Before POE?

[CanAmBride 5]

Hello-

Once you are approved at your interview, is there anything you need to wait for before making your POE? My husband and I would LOVE to drive directly from Montreal to the US, but does he have to stay in Canada and wait for any paperwork to be mailed to him before making his POE?

If he needs to wait, how long does it usually take to receive everything he needs?

Thanks!

[Bernie C 24]

Just your passport with visa stuck to a page and the packet from the consulate to present at POE.

I don't know about Canada, alot of consulates do not issue same day as interview as they have to assemble the "brown package", print the visa, stick it in the passport etc..

The Canadian group will be able to advise you on just how it works.

Good Luck!!!!!!!!

[trailmix 77]

You can ask if you can pick up your visa the next day, no guarantees, they may so no or they may say yes - up to the CO doing the interview.

If not, it will be 1-2 weeks, probably, before his passport and paperwork shows up in your expresspost envelope.

Moving thread from NVC to Canada forum

Edited June 9, 2010 by trailmix

[SupportGeek 21]

Hello-

Once you are approved at your interview, is there anything you need to wait for before making your POE? My husband and I would LOVE to drive directly from Montreal to the US, but does he have to stay in Canada and wait for any paperwork to be mailed to him before making his POE?

If he needs to wait, how long does it usually take to receive everything he needs?

Thanks!

Essentially what Trailmix said. It has happened that you can pick up the visa the next day at the consulate, its VERY rare though, but it cant hurt to ask. When he is approved, the Interviewing officer will tell him that his visa will arrive within 2 weeks in the mail (your provided expresspost envelope), and because its affixed to his passport, which he will give them, you cant do much crossing until it arrives anyhow.

Good luck!